SAN DIEGO — Mayor Bob Filner kept his profile low Thursday amid speculation he will resign as part of the sexual harassment settlement negotiated by his attorneys, city officials and the attorney for a woman who sued him.
Details of the deal struck Wednesday were kept private ahead of Friday’s expected closed-door vote by the City Council on whether to accept the terms.
The woman who sued Filner — his former communication’s director, Irene McCormack Jackson — had demanded he resign. Her lawyer, Gloria Allred, was part of the negotiations.
A person with knowledge of the negotiations said the main sticking points during the talks involved granting Filner indemnity in the lawsuit and paying his legal fees.
At least 17 women have claimed Filner sexually harassed them. All nine members of the City Council, along with a laundry list of fellow Democrats, including U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer and U.S. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, have called on Filner to quit.
